When the New Year comes round every year, we are all eager to make our new year’s resolution – the desire to improve ourselves and lives. Some of us will be able to stick to it and achieve our goals, but the majority of us never make it through the New Year with our resolutions.

Now, let’s get some expert advice from Tom Venuto - Words of wisdom to help us stick to our new year’s resolution …

“Jim Rohn once said, "I find it fascinating that most people plan their vacations with better care than they plan their lives. Perhaps it's because escape is easier than change."

If the statistics from motivation experts and success psychologists are correct (95% of the people in the world do NOT have written goals and fail, while 5% have written goals and succeed), then Mr Rohn's observation really IS quite fascinating isn't it?

If clear, scientifically-written goals are the key to success, then why wouldn't more people make the time and effort to set goals? Beats me. Mystery of life.

Unfortunately for most people, the odds for success are actually even lower, because out of the few people who do set goals, most don't take goal setting seriously and they don't do it scientifically.

At the beginning of every year, you see countless articles about getting fit, losing fat, and nearly everyone talks about "new years resolutions."

And that's the problem - you may think you are setting real goals, but if you're like most people, you're probably only making flimsy, wishy-washy, powerless "resolutions."

Zig Ziglar once said that, "A goal casually set and lightly taken will be freely abandoned at the first obstacle."

You might want to go back and read that quote again, maybe even write it down or print it out, because that one hits the bull’s-eye!

This truly explains why New Year’s resolutions almost never work, and why so few people can keep off the pounds after they get rid of them.

Goal setting should not be casual or lightly taken. Goal setting is an important and serious matter. This is not a game - this is your life, and you only have one life to live.

Goal setting is so important, that I always teach goal setting and mind dynamics first, and only THEN, do I teach nutrition and training second.

In fact, I devoted the entire first chapter of my book, Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle (BFFM) to this subject of goals and constructive "mind programming" for success.

I don't care how much you know about nutrition or exercise, until specialized knowledge is linked with purpose, vision and goals, the knowledge is useless and there can be no intelligent accomplishment.

If you want to learn more about the real proven science of achieving goals and getting the body you want, then going to www.BurnTheFat.com and getting the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle e-book may be the most important investment you make this entire year ...

Why? Because you won't just learn what fat burning foods to eat or how to exercise for burning fat, you will also learn how to set goals scientifically and how to harness the awesome power of your mind to help you achieve your goals and to put yourself in that elite group of the 5% who succeed.

As you start thinking about your goals for 2006 right Now, I'd like to help you start the year off right by sharing one very valuable and powerful tip:

*** Set realistic goals, without limits ***

I know that may sound contradictory. How can you set a goal that is realistic and also has no limits?

Let me explain.

As a fat loss coach, I sometimes have a dilemma ...

On one hand, I want my clients and protégées to set goals which are achievable and realistic. But on the other hand, I hate to set limits on what someone can or cannot achieve.

I like to say that If you’re going to question anything, question your limits.

Here's what I suggest to do when you set your goals for 2006:

Set goals that are specific, measurable, ambitious, and have a realistic time frame (deadline). But don't stop there ...

This year, turn your goals into NO LIMIT goals!

As the subconscious mind tends to take you literally and at your own estimation, why put a definite cap on your goal by stopping with a goal statement like, "I am losing 6% body fat by April 15th?"
 
Why not say,

"I am losing 6% body fat OR MORE by April 15th."

OR,

"I am gaining AT LEAST 12 pound of lean muscle in the next three months."

When you say, "I will achieve X OR BETTER", you can have a realistic goal, but one without limits.

Make the time to set your goals, today! Take it seriously and set your goals without limits.

Do it and this could be the best year of your life.

Train hard and expect success.

Tom Venuto, NSCA-CPT, CSCS
Fat Loss Coach
http://www.BurnTheFat.com

About Tom Venuto

Tom Venuto is a lifetime natural bodybuilder, an NSCA-certified personal trainer, certified strength coach (CSCS), and author of hundreds of articles and been featured in IRONMAN, Natural Bodybuilding, Muscular Development, Exercise for Men and Men's Exercise.

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BURN YOUR FAT IN 2007... AND KEEP IT OFF FOREVER!
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If you want to learn more about the real proven science of achieving goals and getting the body you want, then going to www.BurnTheFat.com, getting the Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle e-book and starting immediately by reading chapter 1 may be the most important thing you do this entire year...

Why? Because you won't just learn what fat burning foods to eat or how to exercise for burning fat, you will also learn how to set goals scientifically and how to harness the awesome power of your mind to help you reach your goals and to put yourself in the top 5% of achievers.

Get your copy of Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle e-book by clicking on the link below:
http://www.burnthefat.com

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